Effectiveness of PrEPTECH: Findings From a 180-Day Randomized Controlled Trial of a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Telehealth Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telehealth approaches are increasingly being used to provide access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), an effective but underused HIV prevention modality. This randomized controlled trial of PrEPTECH, a telehealth intervention for the provision of HIV PrEP, seeks to assess its effects on PrEP access.

Methods

Young men who have sex with men and transgender women in Florida and California with an indication for PrEP were randomly assigned in a 1:1 allocation to receive access to PrEPTECH or a control condition, access to an online listing of PrEP resources in their communities. This intent-to-treat analysis used logistic and linear regression to compare self-reported PrEP initiation, use, and coverage between control and intervention arm participants at 90 days and

SUBMITTER: Erenrich RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10927298 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature